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The abundance of rain and snow this winter and early spring, which in many ways is welcome news following years of drought, has created ideal conditions for worn pavement and potholes.
The Arizona Department of Transportation maintains more than 6,800 miles of state highways. This wet and icy winter season, including this week’s storms, created conditions that keep highway crews very busy keeping up with potholes, particularly in areas with snow.
PHOENIX – Drivers know “all too well” it’s easy to get “bad blood” in heavy traffic. A busy afternoon is expected on westbound Interstate 10 in Phoenix as well as Loop 101 (Agua Fria Freeway) in Glendale (“Swift City”) Friday afternoon, March 17, prior to the Taylor Swift concert.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation has released a draft statewide rest area study that will serve as a blueprint for how the agency plans to address both short-term and long-term priorities for rest areas due to increasing commerce, tourism and population.
The study proposes how ADOT expects to preserve, rehabilitate, modernize and expand its 19 state-owned rest areas during the next 20 years based on factors including demand, federal requirements and projected available funding.
PHOENIX-The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as northbound SR 143 is closed between Broadway Road and University Drive from 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, to 4 a.m. Monday, March 13. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project will be conducting a traffic shift to open the new northbound 48th Street bridge over I-10. The following ramps will also be closed:
PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect mostly overnight lane restrictions as construction crews improve six miles of east- and westbound Interstate 10 between Riggs Road and the Gila River bridges in Maricopa and Pinal counties. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and driving conditions on the existing roadway and extend the life of the pavement.
Some project elements include:
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking the public’s input on its latest program to improve and maintain the state’s highway system during the next five years, a proposal that includes several major widening projects while also improving pavement conditions.
The public comment period begins today on ADOT’s 2024-2029 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, a $7.7 billion program that will invest $2.6 billion in pavement and bridge preservation projects across Arizona over five years, upgrading pavement in poor or fair condition.
WINSLOW – The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a bridge replacement project on the Teesto Wash Bridge over State Route 87 north of Winslow starting Monday, March 6.
The new bridge, which is located at milepost 385 on SR 87, will be a two-span bridge, allowing for a better flow of traffic. Additional work on this project will also realign the roadway as it approaches the new bridge.
The current bridge will be reduced down to one alternating lane for north- and southbound traffic during construction to allow traffic to continue to move through the area.
PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect delays as westbound I-10 is closed between State Route 143 and I-17 from 10 p.m. Friday, March 3, to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 4. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project will be conducting work zone set up, storm drain installation, and overhead sign work. The following ramps will also be closed.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) will be releasing brand new driver license and ID cards this March. The new design will include several new security features that help prevent counterfeit reproductions or fraudulent use.
Attempted counterfeits of driver license and ID cards continue to be a concern for law enforcement, as well as personal information security. The advancement of security features in the card help prevent those counterfeit attempts from being successful.
PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead if they are traveling in the area of Interstate 10 and Broadway Road this weekend.
Broadway Road will be closed in both directions between 48th and 55th Streets from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb 24, to 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 for ramp reconfiguration. At the same time, the following ramps will be closed:
PHOENIX – With extreme winter weather forecast for the high country, the Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona Department of Public Safety have taken the rare step to preemptively close select highways to keep motorists safe. As the storm system moves across the state, closures of additional highways may become necessary.
February 16, 2023
PHOENIX–The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and be ready to use detours as eastbound Interstate 10 is closed between US 60 and Loop 202 (Santan/South Mountain Freeway) from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Crews with the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project are scheduled to continue work on bridges, overhead signs and barriers.
The following ramps will also be closed:
PHOENIX – A public meeting about potential future changes at the Loop 101/Interstate 10 interchange in the West Valley will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 23.
The Arizona Department of Transportation and its project partners will hold the meeting to provide information about alternatives under consideration for new High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) ramp connections at the Loop 101/I-10 interchange.
PHOENIX – As Arizona’s high country prepares for snow this week, drivers should focus on safe driving – including slowing down, if they are traveling on highways where winter weather is creating potentially hazardous conditions.
That’s the safety message from the Arizona Department of Transportation as storms are expected to create snow packed and icy conditions on a number of highways. Drivers should avoid traveling in winter weather and consider delaying trips until after storms have passed and conditions have improved.
February 7, 2023
YARNELL – The Arizona Department of Transportation is hosting a community open house from 4 - 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, to provide Yarnell residents and other stakeholders an opportunity to learn more about a recently completed safety study on State Route 89.
February 6, 2023
PHOENIX – The eastbound US 60 will be closed Tuesday night (Feb. 7) between Higley and Power roads in Mesa while crews do pavement maintenance work, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Eastbound US 60 will be closed overnight between Higley and Power roads from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 8). The eastbound US 60 on-ramps at Val Vista Drive and Greenfield Road also will be closed Tuesday night.
HOLBROOK – Overnight closures of Interstate 40 at Perkins Valley Road in Holbrook are scheduled Sunday through Wednesday nights (Feb. 5-8) for maintenance work on the overpass that travels over the highway.
The Arizona Department of Transportation will close eastbound I-40 at Perkins Valley Road (Exit 283) from 7 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday (Feb. 6). Westbound I-40 is scheduled to be closed at Exit 283 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Wednesday nights (Feb 6-8). I-40 traffic will detour along the off- and on-ramps at Perkins Valley Road.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Incident Response Unit trucks have taken on a new look, but the mission remains the same. ADOT is introducing GEICO as the exclusive sponsor of its vital IRU program that increases safety for motorists and responders, alike, by getting traffic moving sooner after crashes, clearing debris from highways and assisting stranded motorists.
January 30, 2023
PHOENIX – As another winter weather system moves across Arizona this week, drivers should be prepared for potentially hazardous conditions on some state highways in the high country and wet roadways elsewhere.
The Arizona Department of Transportation encourages motorists to stay up to date on forecasts from the National Weather Service and plan their travel accordingly. That includes delaying travel when highways are snow packed or icy.
PHOENIX — Interstate 10 will be closed in each direction at different times this weekend, between Loop 202 and US 60 while Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project crews remove bridge falsework and build the new Guadalupe Road bridge barrier.
Here’s what to expect:
Westbound I-10 will be closed between Loop 202 and US 60 from 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. At the same time, the following ramps will be closed: